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THOMAS A. CARL, OF NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

CARROUSEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters ,Patent No. 239,651, dated April5, 1881.

Application filed February 26,1881. (No model.)

To ,all 'whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS A. CARL, ofNashville, in the countyof Davidson and State of Tennessee, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Carrousels; and I dohereby declare thatthe following is afull, clear, and exact descriptionof the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to whichit appertains to make and use the'same, ref- .erence being had to theaccompanying drawings, which forma part of this specification.

Figure l is a perspective view of my improved carrousel. Fig. 2 is avertical sectional view of the same; and Fig. 3 is a detail viewillustrating the construction of one of thehorses or other animals usedin combination with and forming part of the saine.

Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like lettersof reference.

This invention relates to that class of machines which are known ascarrousels,77 and which consists of a frame adapted to revolve upon asuitable base or standard, and provided with or carrying gures of horsesor other animals and miniature wagons, dto., to be occu-` pied by thepersons riding 5 and it consists in certain improvements in theconstruction of the same, which will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claim.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A repre` sents a suitable standard orupright, mounted in a cross brace or base, B, to which itis con-` nectedand secured by means of braces C and hooked threaded rods D, providedwith tightening-nuts E, in order that the upright may be securedvertically and plumb. The upper end ofthe uprightAforms a spindle, F,upon which is fitted-a hub, Gr, consist-ing of steel plates H H,clamping and holding securely a set of radiating spokes or rafters, I,the plates H H being held together by means of threaded rods J, havingnuts K K, which are screwed up against the plates, as shown. The rods JeX-` tend from thehub in an upward direction, and carry at their upperends a horizontal plate or disk, L, held by nuts M, and provided uponits under side with a pintle, N, working ina gudgeon, O, at theupper endof spindle F.

The outer ends of the spokes or rafters I are provided upon their uppersides with eyebolts P Q, in theouter ones of which, P, are hookedbrace-rods R, the upper ends of which are passed through .periorations Sin the plate or disk L, below which they are bent to form'eyes T.Threaded rods U are hooked in the eyes T and eye'oolts Q, and providedwith tightening-nuts V, by tightening which the rods R and U arestretched, thus bracingthe spokes or rafters of the revolving frame. Theends of the spokes or rafters are provided with downward-depending rodsW X, held .by nuts Y, and carrying the tloor F' of the revolving frame,which consists of a circular fiat ring, made preferably in sections, asshown, so as to v-be readily attached, by means of nuts Z, to the lowerends of the supporting-rods. The outer ones of the latter, W, are madeshorter than the inner ones, so as to give the Hoor a slant in an inwarddirectiom'and thus prevent the horses, &c., placed thereon from beingthrown oli' or displaced by centrifugal force.

The horses orother animals used in combina-V tion with my improvedcarrousel are each made of three or more thick boards or slabs of wood,

A'-B', all sawed or out to the proper outline,

tance in this class of devices, which frequently require to be movedfrom place to place.

One of the spokes orrafters I is provided with an adjustable clamp, C',having a downward-depending rod, D', terminating in a fork,`

E', both arms or prongs of which are braced to the two adjoining spokesby means of hooked rods F', having tightening-nuts G. The horse by whichthe carrousel is to bedrawnis'hitched between the prongs of the fork E',from which,

as will be seen, the strain ofthe draft is divided i between at leasttive of t-he spokes or rafters.

From the foregoing description, taken in` connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and advantages of my invention will bereadily understood. It is R simplein construction. light, durable, andmay easily be. taken apart for transportation.

The figures of horses, &c., are, in practice, to be secured upon thelioor of the revolving 4frame by means of screws, or in any othersuitable manner.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United Statesl. The combination, with the uprightor standard A,having spindle F, of the revolving frame, consisting`essentially of the hub G, having` spokes or rafters I, rods J J, and theplate or disk L, having pintle N, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

2. In a carrousel, the revolving frame G J L I, constructedsubstantially as herein described, and provided with down Ward'dependlngrods W X, carrying the ii'iwardlyslanting circular door F',substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination of the hub G, rafters I, having eyebolt-s P Q, rodsJ, plate or disk L, having perforations S.l hooked rods R, having eyesT, and brace-rods U, having tighteningnuts V, all arranged and operatingsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. The herein-described imitation animals,

consisting of outer curved slabs, A', and intermediate frames, B',suitably secured together, substantially as and for the purpose shownand specified.

1n testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS A. CARL. Witnesses:

J. W. GANNAWAY, HENRY AGATHEN.

